It’s always funny when you meet someone and they are totally different than who you thought they would be. Like when we found out the “Wizard of Oz” was actually just an old man hiding behind a curtain. I bring up that example because I was in Boston this weekend,...

The month is Marching by and those decision letters are going to start trickling in. Some will have good news, others will have disappointment. Perhaps the best advice I can think of is the same I was told the first time on an airplane, “whatever is going to...

One of the most important things in the college process is visiting the colleges. Even with all the research you have done, there’s just nothing like being there. Often, schools will pay to fly you out. Take advantage of this! The best way to know if you want to go...

I must say from the get-go I never really had a “mentor” or someone who helped me along the college process, at least not in the strictest sense. And this is true for many first generation students. We just don’t have anyone who takes our hands and...